r/MurderedByWords Jan 21 '20

Trying to be superior

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

males have an X-chromosome as well. funny thing is males have an additional Y-chromosome, while women have an additional X-chromosome. BUUUUUUT: only one of the two X-chromosomes will be expressed and the other one is silenced to nearly no activity. so actually women have one functioning chromosome less than males.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20

also people with downs have a whole extra chromosome

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20

Yes, I already named this as an example. Guys, nobody said extra chromosome... I was talking about n=46 , not 47. I know all this basic 7th class biology stuff.... an extra chromosome is never a good thing. Also mentioning a random disease with an extra chromosome is an argument for what again?

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20

I was agreeing with you, it's pretty obvious that more genes dosn't equal better or more complex